Metalsucks — Our condolences go out to Steve Riley's friends, family, and bandmates during this difficult time. The post Ex-L.A. Guns and W.A.S.P. Drummer Steve Riley Passes Away at 67 appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — Wasp Factory are a frantic, noisy self-described “clout punk” band out of Columbus. Today they’re following up last year’s rippyman EP with an intense new single called “climate crisis redux,” a callback to their 2020 digital 7″ W... more info

Metal Injection — Definitely heavier than they've been. The post TOOTHGRINDER's New Song "The Silence Of A Sleeping WASP" Is Pretty Catchy appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Metalsucks — Is this song about White Anglo-Saxon Protestants? The post Toothgrinder Grind Teeth with New Song “The Silence of a Sleeping WASP” appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metal Injection — W.A.S.P. vocalist and buzzsaw codpiece enthusiast Blackie Lawless is an intimidatingly large dude. Standing around 6'4 without the help of... The post MOTÖRHEAD vs. W.A.S.P.: The Tumultuous Tour That Ended With Lemmy and Blackie Lawless Braw... more info

Metal Injection — Heavy metal's universal hand gesture, the devil horns, or "evil eye" has a fascinating, often contested history. In June of... The post Did Blackie Lawless Of W.A.S.P. Throw Down Devil Horns Before Ronnie James Dio? appeared first on Metal Injec... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The end of an era when leaders governed with integrity. The chance for a divided country to unite. The death of the elite WASP establishment. The Greatest Generation meets Make America Great Again. The memorial of 41st president George H.W. Bush on W... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — New on Blu-ray “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (Disney/Marvel Blu-ray, $24.99; 4K, $29.99; also available on VOD) The breeziest Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise returns, with Paul Rudd reprising his role as the brilliant thief turned bumbling s... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Two albums stand out against the rest of this week's releases, Lala Lala's The Lamb and Marissa Nadler's For My Crimes. Reissues include vinyl editions of three XTC albums (Apple Venus Vol 1, Skylarking, and Wasp Star Apple: Venus... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ant-Man and the Wasp A bright, cheery distraction from darker, heavier Marvel Studios outings, this Peyton Reed-directed sequel to 2015’s “Ant-Man” reunites Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly in a superhero caper of deliberately low st... more info